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Wichita eagle., 1887-04-03
Now Gem in tho Market.

There is a new gem in the market, the vio-
lane du cap, manufactured in Paris It seems
rather odd that gem should be manufactured,
though limitations are familiar enough. and
though modern alchenlis:s have experimental
from time to time with carbon and other
materials in tie hope of making diamonds;
but this, albeit an artificial product, is not an
imitation. 1t is unique Possibly somewhere
in the earth, the elements that compose it,
silica, aluminium, iron and certain other mat
tiers, may exist in the same proportions and in
crystallic form, in which case art will have
been but a copyist; its natural counterpart il
it exists has not been discovered however. \
jeweler showed me ono the other day Of per-
haps ten caratS. 1t was clear and lustrous,
and of deep purple color stronger than the
amethyst, but in a room lighted only by gas
its hue was that Of carbuncle, a deep and vivid
red In hardness it is seven IN the scale that
registers the sapphire at nine and the dia-
mond at ten. Its discovery may lead to other
experiments in chemical combinations and
the development of other gems of equal
beauty .-Brooklyn Eagle.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-03
ON TIE OPERATING TABLE.

A Funny Nan Under the Surgeons Knife.
which One Was the Hero?
The healthy and highly presentable gentle
man whose hand l grasped in Broadway the
other morning had been known to me long
time as Philip Fl. WEIGH author Of a consid-
cradle portion of the bumor now current in
the American press. He was entirely normal
in appearance: and yet when he spoke to me
in the odd fashion / evinced a surprise that
made him laugh. "Ah you have seen the
paragraph going about the newspapers con-
corning me-" he said, ITO the effect that I
have had cancer of the tongue, and that, to
save my life for the sake of my family,
consented to a terrible surgical operation,
which resulted in the loss Of the greater part
of my tongue and has wholly deprived me Of
the power of speech. The account concludes:
Not all the heroes wear brass buttons and
shoulder straps and WEIGH is a hero All
this needs to be qualified. Il is true that
have had cancer Of the tongue, and did sub
nit to a serious operation to save my life,
but-and this is q large world can talk.
The articulating cords were not injured, and,
although my speech is impaired, it is perfect
ly ineligible.
"As to the operation, that was sufficiently
severe. | was nearly five hours on the oper-
ating table, but the surgeon had the worst of
it. I took ether-he did not For my part
there was no alternative-death or the knife
and all men love life His was the ordeal.
To stand over me as he did, his knife cutting
in and about veins, muscles and arteries,
whose injury meant paralysis, where sever
ance met DEATH hampered and hindered by
the flow of blood, closely watching my condi-
ton all the time, one hand, so tospeak, on
my pulse and the other plying the keen instru-
ment that must cut constantly and quickly,
and cut 10 cure-that needed nerve, and
knowledge and matchless skill. His respon-
sibility was greater than mine. He had not
his own but another mans life in his hands
He is the hero. not ]"
But Mr. Welch undertakes himself. He is
a hero and brave one. Not SO much in
taking TIE chances offered him for his life.
but in his life itself during the weeks and
months preceding the critical climax of his
trouble. In the face Of almost certain knowl-
edge of what the future must bring to him,
he yet pursued his occupation without a
break, writing his sketches daily with their
humor as genial, their wit as keen and pun
gent, as though no specter of mortal sickness
and heavy suffering ate with him, walked
with him, slept with him This was a time
when WEIGH was hero-"Unc.a Bill' in
Chicago Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-03
High and dry-The aeronaut with an empty
fask.-Doston Commercial Bulletin


The abandonment of deep mining on the
Comstock has been O bad blow to q small army
of stock brokers hero who have managed petty
details in mining shares. Although there has
been nothing greater than n SO rise in any
CorlStock shares during tao last I've years.
Still brokers have made living owing 10 the
passion for gambling in low priced s:eck. jus.
ten wears ago the value of ComStoCS shares
listed ~ the San Francisco exchange was
81, 000,olo To-day these same shares repre-
sent less than 81 ,o00,eoo This enormous Ioss
has fallen mainly On small holders Of stock,
and it explains why San Francisco has not
made more rapid growth in the past decade.
Around the stock exchange may still be seen
crowds OF dilapidated Spectators who work a
few days each month and then spend the pro-
ceeds in this wre;ched gambling that gives
less chances Of winning than faro ora Chinese
lottery. DESPITE the total collapse al Com
stock it Is probable that some new device viii
be invented for keeping alive the hope OF open
ing up new BONANZA On the lower level
San Francisco Letter
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-03
WHEN JACK IS TALL AND TWENTY.

When Jacl. Is tan and twenty
We know wha. Jack viii do,
With girls so sweet and plenty.
He'll find him one to WOO,
And soon the lovers twilight
VIII hear story told.
Ind jock will die or fly sky high
For sake of hair Of gold.
Hearken. Jack, and heed me
Ponder what say!
u is fools ere sold for locks OF gold,
For gold viii turn to gray.
But Jack il truth be spoken,
Is simple Jack no more;
If gold bis heart has bgoken,
T is scarce the gold of yore.
lie wots Of dover for daughters
Not ell in ringtets rolled;
To beauty steeled, his heart viii yield
To stamped and minted gold.
Hearl1en, Jacl,, and heed nc
Ponder what say.
Ii gold hath wing. as poets sing.
Then gold may fleet away.
When Jack goes forth a-wooing,
II Jack has heart or head,
and would not soon be rueing
The hour that saw him wed,
He will not pine for graces,
Nor cringe for wealth TO hold,
But strive and dare by service fair
To win a heart of gold.
Hearken. Jack, and, heed me
Ponder what say!
The gear viii tiy, the bloom viii die,
But lore will last for aye.
Frederick Langbr:dge.
Wichita eagle., 1887-04-03
The New Boarder.

The Widow Flapjack got new boarder
the other day. At the first meal he took he
choked and had terrible time trying to
swallow some coffee. "Whats the matter,
stranger" she asked, kindly. Nothing, cx-
cept that coffee went down the wrong way
3Good heavensl it isn't possible that 1 have
secured a boarder with two throatsi" ex-
claimed Mrs Flapjack, who has been CON-
planning very bitterly Of the amount Of food
a man with only one throat can Destroy
Chicago Times
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
At Peace

a stomach in revolt is all obdurate rebel.
corrected with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, its
o'ssenslons with the food intro lucei into it in
unwary moments of appetite censes Then it
Is at peace. Then dyspepsia abandons its grip.
linen such fractious manifestations as heart.
ourn, a sinking sensation in the pit of the aldo.
men men between meals and unnatural fullness aft.
% W. hntulence. acid gulpings. biiousness,
e s !, cease to inlet nartyrdom After a course
OF me national tonic and Alternative. the liver
ana bowels, always more or less disorde cred dur
t ing prolonged attack of indigestion, resume
only dyspepsia but its concomitants, constipa.
! !lon and bliousness, are conquered by the mod
iclne, which remedies their fruitful cause
meakness OF the organs OF digestion This cpl
gan that bears part in the digestive processes.
invigorant. e'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
THE EaILURE Os4 TELECn,v

"A novel suit has been filed in Judge
Reeds court in Topeka, Kas., and will
come up for hearing July 20. The
case is instituted by sixteen young
LADIES' who sue the Western Union tel
graph company for $500 damages each.
Inc complaint states that owing to the
failure ON the part of the company to
deliver a message which was to have
been sent from Valley Falls to Norton
vile in February last, theyoung ladies
were compelled to walk eight miles to
reach the village of Perdue, where
they were to give an entertainment for
the benefit of their church. They were
lost, and wandered around from 6
O'Clock in the evening until 2 O'Clock in
the mornings. Louis GloJe-Dsm,
crdt.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
A Square Statement Nv carnonto,

For years 1 have had chest trouble
amounting to nothing short of CONSUMPTION.
sa'o how others in like condition had been
cured by the use of DR.. Pierce's Golden Ned
;caa D1scovery and resolved to test its merits
hardly NJ to require bitstock or any auger-ment
IN favor of this CRATE remedy. it does aw1 Il
ciaims! 1t builds up the system, supports and
Strengthens where others fail" He adx:: sMy
recovery, which is now on sure foundation,
fal Restorative, having tried other remedies ia
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

permanently, and she has had no return of
it. Another case is that of MIR. r. b. Kyle,
Tower Hill, Appomattox county, Va, Who
writes, November, 1886: "Was afflicted for
several years with rheumatism and grew
worse all the time. Eminent physicians
gave no relief; had spasms and was not ex-
pected to live; was rubbed all over with st.
Jacobs Oil. The first application relieved,
cured me; no relapse in five years, and do as
much work as ever.' These are proofs of the
perfection Of the remedy, and, taken in con
nection with the miracles performed in other
cases it has no cnual
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
The Experience of Mrs. Peters.

Mrs. Peters had ills,
Mrs. Peters had chlls,
Mrs. Peters sure She was going to die;
They dosed her with pills.
With powders and squills,
With remedies wet and with remedies dry.
Many medicines lurcd her.
But none Of them cured her.
Their names and thor number nobody could
tell;
And she soon might have died,
But some pellets" We're tried,
That Mcted like nlugic. and then she got WELL
The magic "Pcllet," were Dr. Piercc's Pleas
ant Pursative Pellets (the original Little Liver
Pills. They cured Mrs Peters, and now she
wouldn't be without them.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
A Family Jewel.

DocToE DAVID KENNEDY, the famous sur
geon and physician, of Rondout, n. Y, has
work OF great intrinsic merit, apart from
many eesan. life illustrations OF rare beauty.
We find on examination that it is a work Of
exceeding merit, one wi eli should be kept
and READ iii every home. In addition to the
studied and valuable medical lessons incul-
Gated by the Doctor, there are two articles
from the widely known author, Col. Il. Z G.
Judson Ned Buntline), which add to the in
terest of the work. The printed price Of this
book is only % cents, but any one enclosing
whence it is taken, with four 2-cent postage
stamps, will receive the book free by mail.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
THEY U,ERE ILL THERE

81 heard about a year ago." said a
gentleman who met a Dakota lady
whom he formerly knew in the terri
tory, that your husband was severely
injured in some sort of an accident, I
could not get the particulars
The colonel was killed a little over
a year ago.
Indeed? am very sorry to here
it. a railroad accident l suppose?'
"Oh, no. A man was exhibiting what
he claimed was a new breed of bird
dog i'll front Of Il livery stable, and
somehow the colonel was knocked
down in the rush and the crowd stepped
on him. And the saddest part of it is
that it was impossible to indemnity the
bodies, and | do not know whether L
mourn over the grave of the colonel OF
Mayor Highlcense, or Prof. Think, or
Rev. Exodus. '-D0hota Bell.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
HOW TO TRAIN Il CANARY.


et the cage ON a table near where
wish to st; after little conference
the bird, introduce finger be-
Fn the wires near the favorite perch
Ing it there patiently, yourself oc-
ED with book or paper the while.
|ently, as it shows no disposition to
P him, he cautiously goes up to ex-
e it. Then he picks to ascertain
pality; maybe he fights it. That
FIl he no longer fears it. Pay him
little bird food; put ham away.
day try him again. He may go
Ter and light on it, or he may be
PAL days getting thus familiar. Be
PAt Once this step is attained,
the program by introducing the
u in other spots. He will soon
on it at any point or angle. Then
the door, at first thrusting the
under it; next time fasten it
blocking egress with the rest Of
and as one finger extends within.
p he perches on it draw him forth
le; next time tempt him to the
outside little, and SO on. In q
time you have but to open the
door, uplift finger, and he is
70 fly to it; and he may thus be
to any part of the room to rest
'le familiar perch. Most birds
THIS familiarity in a few days, yet
are those who will be two or
weeks about it.-Onr Dumb
sa!s.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
Il SAD AFFAIR.

A Russian named Skrzcypczywsijza-
vich, living in Campbell county,
recently lost blooded colt worth $500
He had his farm fenced with his name
and the colt ran into it and cut his legs
all to pieces on the ''z's' and ''k's''.-
Dnkatn Bill.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
THE SPECIAL OFFER

Of The YouTH's COMPANION, which we have
published, includes the admirable Double
Holiday Numbers for Thanksgiving and Christ
mas, with colored covers and full-pageo, pct
ures twenty pages each. These, with the
other weekly issues to January /, 1883, will be
sent free to all new subscribers who send
9l.75 for years subscription to January.
1889. THE COMPANION has been greatly en-
larged, is finely illustrated, and no other
weekly literary paper gives 80 much for so
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
4 LITTLE 1GS{lSITL,

Small Boy-'Do you believe in the
fourth of July?"
Small Girl-.'No, 1 don't! So thefe!''
Small Boy Una shocked tone OF voice.
MY. Where DO you go to Sunday
school?"-PMsbury Dispatch.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
DON'T Hawk. Shit. Caugh.

Suffer dizziness, indigestion, inflammation Of
the eyes. headache, lassitude, inability to per-
form mental work and indisposition for bodily
labor, and annoy and disgust your friends and
acquaintance with your nasal twang and Of
fensive breath and constant efforts to clean
your nose and throat when Dr. Sage's Sea
tarrh Remedy" will promptly relieve you of
discomfort and suffering, and your friends of
the disgusting and needless infections Of your
loathsOme disease?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
4 F.IS7.DRYING PROCESS.

An old farmer remarked on the
street yesterday, when asked how his
hay was drying, that if it got dry as
fast as his workmen it would be ready
for the barn as quick as cut down.
DepOsH IN. Y. Courier.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

As for instance, take the case Of Captain
Sargent s. Day, Gloucester, Mass, who
writes April IL, 1881: "Some time ago 1
was suffering with rheumatism. used a
small portion of st. Jacobs Oil and was cured
at once. l have used it for sprains and never
once have known it to fail: will never be
without bottle" Captain Day also re-
ceived a circular letter, and in reply under
date of July /, 1887, he says 81 used the
Oil as stated and was permanently cured of
rheumatism by its use." During the inter
vening six years there had been no recur-
renee of the pain. Also letter from Mr.. II.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

Use after each meal Scott's Emulsion with
Hypophosphites. 1t is as palatablc as MILK
and easily digested. The rapidity with which
delicate people improve with its use is won
derfuL Use it and try your weight AS a
remedy for Consumption, Throat affections,
ana a Bronc hltis, it is unequaled. Please read:
months old with good results He gained four
pounds in very short time. "-THo. PRM,
N. D., Alabama.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
REAL .JhFFERSONIiN SIMPLICITY.


Perhaps one of the most primitive of
independent kingdoms is the little
island of Johanna, in the Comoro
group. The sultan boards any ship
that may call there and endeavors to
secure the washing for his wives,
while the prime minister peddles CO.
cOanuts and bananas.--NeU York
Tribune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
NATURES WISE PROFESSIONS

Consumptive Patient AN old lady
up town says if / will drink cream it
will do just as well as cod-liver oil.''
Great Observation-Disclosures. Nature
never intended cream to be used as a
incidence
Indeed! Why, how do you know?"
ut has no bad taste. ''-Omaho
Void.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
Consumption Surely Cured.

To the Editor PLEASE inform your readers
that I have IL positive remedy for the above
named disease. By its timely use thousands of
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. I
shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy
FREE to any of your readers who have consulnp
tcn if they will send me their Express and
p o. address. Resp ,ctfullv.
r. A. SLOCUM NJ. c., ISL Pearl ST., n Y.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
Il n.1RD WORKER UNTIL SHE WIS 100

Mrs. Sarah Jacques Small, who died
recently at Bowdoinham, Me-, aged
104 years and eight months, when well
into the nineties spun over three hun
dred skeins Of yarn and wove twenty
yards of cloth, all wool. In the last
years Of her life she knit double mittens
and stockings enough for a regiment of
men. She was a great worker till her
eyesight failed her at about lOO.-
Portland (Me.l Press.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
THE Observation-Disclosures clcru,

TIE T.IKE-BLUONINET ITTTS
A Raleigh lady has /; cactus which
has bloomed but once only, and that
was on the night of the earthquake
last year. 1t is now in bud again and
the owner is not sure but that the fact
portends another quake. She is, at
any rate, on the lookout for another
with the bursting Of the buds, and the
late reports Of tremor in the west do
not lessen her apprehension Raleigh
IN. c. Ncers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

Use Browns bronchial .Troches
for Coughs, Colds, and all other Throat
Iroub.es-"Pre-e minently the best "-hev
Henry Ward Bcecher
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

=, PENNSYLVANIA has 1865 public schools
illinois Is, 203.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

good that IS done in a pleasant
ceolnplishes most and is most
Good advice. given kindly, is
4ozen reproofs accompanied by
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

NJ. Converse, of the
Warren (Mass.)
Herald, dated July
0, 1887, as follows:
SIN response to
yours of June %,
would say that in
1880 my wife had q
severe attack of
rh eu m atism in
shoulder and arm,
so that she could
not raise her hand
to her head. A few
applications of St.
Jacobs Oil cl,re1 her
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

YOUNG man, go to Missouri and get mar
ried. The married man cannot be garni-
sheed in that State.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

The orchestra if they care to play witt
spirit, try to have perfect run of the bars.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

PREVENT crooked boots and blistered heels
by wearing Lyons Patent Heel Stiffeners
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

The Philadelphia authorities have forbid
den the discharge of steam or hot water
into the city sewers
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

The colored voting population of Virginia
the State is 334. 900,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

A TEXAS hen sat for three days on nest
full OF hailstones before she alscoVefeo Ina'
they were not eggs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

WHEN a new oil well is discovered it is dill.
cult to get the hole truth about it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

A MILLION bats are said to live in the dome
OF tAc Court House ut Brenham, Ga.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

LAST week ice formed to the thickness of
one-eighth of an inch in the field ponds five
miles northwest of Union, Oregon.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
DAYLIGHT.

fagentleman by
the name of Day
volunteers to throw
the light of his ex-
perience into the
darkened places of
misery, so that
others may go and
do as he has done
o:c
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
Catarrh

May affect any portion of the body where the mr-
cous membrane is found But catarrh of the head
is by far the most common and, strange TO say tne
most liable to be neglected. 1t originates Ill cola'
or succession OF colds, combined WITH impure
blood The wonderful success Hoods Sarsaparilla
has had in curing catirrh warrants us in urging al
who suffer with this disease to try the peculiar nedl-
cine 1t renovatcs and invigorates the blood' ana
tones every organ.
II have beer. troubled with that annoying disease,
nasal catarr and have taken all kinds of blood pur
1iers but never found relief till used Hoods Sarsa
parilla which 1 am confident will do all that is
Il .imed Hurrall for Hoods Sarsaparlila! J.L.
Rourr, harrisburg, Ky.
II have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla for catarrh' ana
if has done me great deal of good. recommend 1t
to all within my reach. Hoods Sarsaparilla has oeeh
worth everything to me- LUTHER d. ROBBINS
East Thompson ct.
Hoods SarSaparilla
Sold by all druggists. 81 six for So Prepared only
by c. l. HOOD l. CO., Apothecalies, Lowell, Mass.
i'm n0soS One Dollar
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
K I p . e r s

O0E0 A MONTH: Agents wanted. so hest sell
A/1II ing articles in the world. sample FREE.
V1OO Address JAY BRONSON, Detroit, Mich.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
CASE OF cATARRH WHICH They CAN NOT CURE.
| UNTOLD AGONY
FROM cATARRH.

DIR. Sage's Catarrh
lieve it to be the
t,lred. and one hat
astounding results
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18
PENS1nNS to Soldiers and Heirs, L, BINt,.
HAM. Atty. Washington, d. G.

GOLD is worth $50 per pound, Pettit.s Eye Salve
VI $1,000. but is sold at % cents box by dealers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-18

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